KAWM · West Memphis Municipal Airport

WEST MEMPHIS, ARKANSAS · SMALL AIRPORT

212

Elevation ft

Runway

6,003

Longest ft · 17/35

35.14N

90.23W

West Memphis Municipal Airport serves West Memphis, Arkansas at 212 ft elevation with its longest runway, 17/35, at 6,003 by 100 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
17/35	6,003 × 100 ft	concrete	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 212 ft is about 15°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 15°C)	212 ft	2,479 ft	2,132 ft	3,199 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,412 ft	2,713 ft	2,259 ft	3,388 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,612 ft	2,947 ft	2,386 ft	3,578 ft
35°C afternoon	2,663 ft	2,957 ft	2,391 ft	3,586 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (17/35, 6,003 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,586 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KAWM is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KMEM Frederick W. Smith International Airport	14 nm SE	11,120 ft
KNQA Millington-Memphis Airport	22 nm NE	8,001 ft
KOLV Olive Branch Airport	24 nm SE	6,000 ft
KUTA Tunica Municipal Airport	28 nm S	8,500 ft
KHEE Thompson-Robbins Airport	40 nm SW	5,001 ft
KFYE Fayette County Airport	41 nm E	5,000 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KAWM

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KAWM, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KAWM or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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